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Re: Silva Bet clarinets

Author: bradfordlloyd
Date: 2014-02-02 07:37

Those are gorgeous horns!

I have a Bettoney metal e flat clarinet marked USN (US Military-issue, in this case Navy) that is essentially a Silva-Bet (including the patent number) without the telescoping barrel. It restored amazingly well and plays wonderfully in tune. I play it for outdoor gigs or when I temperatures (e.g., polar vortexes) make it risky to transport and/or use my wooden eefer.

I also recently acquired a similar Bettoney metal B flat clarinet marked USN that is also a Silva Bet without the telescoping barrel. That one is waiting to be refurbished, but I hope that it plays as well as the eefer does.

Good luck. The metal Bettoneys are such nice horns and so much fun to play!

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